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This course explores how Oxford became a centre for learning in the middle ages, as well as a centre for trade and government. It examines the sponsorship of its splendid buildings and collections as well as the tensions between townspeople and scholars.
From the 1970s onwards Norman Foster and Richard Rogers have shown the international impact that British architecture has made. Followed up by UK based practices such as Zaha Hadid's they have together pioneered styles from HiTech to Complex Curves.
Through studying influential philosophers and reflecting on our engagement with art, we explore: the nature and value of art; learning from art; enjoyment of art; art's role in our lives; originality, expression, creativity and inspiration.
Experience this dynamic and interactive Spanish conversation class to refine your conversational skills in a range of familiar situations at work, place of study, leisure places or whilst travelling abroad.
The 'novel' genre was given its name because it was new and innovative. But what was novel about novels? How did they come about? And why were they immediately so popular? This course considers how and why the novel began.
What happens when a virus enters the human body? This course explains all, focusing particularly on how viral diseases develop at a molecular level, exploring cellular biology, genetics, the body’s defences and anti-viral therapeutics.
Come immerse yourself in Augustine's Confessions, a profound reflection on the inner life and motivations of one of history's greatest thinkers and writers. The course combines historical, literary, religious, philosophical and psychological approaches.
The bow and arrow represents a significant development in projectile technology that dates back as much as 80,000 years ago. Join us to explore the complexities and implications of this technology for early modern human hunter-gatherers.
Explore the piano repertoire in a lively mixture of talks and workshops, with all students having regular opportunities to play. This term focusses on interpretation but technical issues will be discussed in the workshops. Open to players of all levels.
'What is truth?' is a perplexing and elusive question. A good first response is that truth and falsity are properties of what people say or think. But how is what we think related to actual facts? And what caused the recent corrosion of truth?
Why did revolution break out again and again during the tumultuous 17th and 18th centuries? And why did they play such a key role in shaping the very nature of modern western political culture? Explore with us this fascinating topic!
This course provides an historical introduction to the development of folklore studies in Britain. It will review historical conceptions and approaches to folklore from the seventeenth-century antiquarians to the present.
